Musical instrument



(No Model.)

0. S. MUDGE. MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

No. 488,828. Pa t ented Dec. 27, 1892.

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WITNESSES:

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CLARK S. MUDGE, OF BETTSVILLE, OHIO.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 488,828, dated December27, 1892.

Application filed September 1'7, 1892. Serial No. 446,203. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARK S. MUDGE, of Bettsville, in the county ofSeneca and State of .Ohio, have invented anew and Improved MusicalInstrument, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved musicalinstrument which is simple and durable in construction,,and arranged toreadily and conveniently produce musical tones in any desired key, beingwell adapted for use in place of fifes, piccolos, and other similarmusical instruments.

The invention consists of a thin, flexible disk supported on a handle,and a plate held adj ustably on one face of the disk.

The invention also consists of certain parts and details andcombinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter andthen pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a face View of the improvement; Fig. 2 is a side elevationof the same; Fig. 3 is a face View of the disk; and Fig. 4 is aperspective view of the adjustable plate.

The improved musical instrument is provided with a disk A, made verythin and preferably of celluloid or other flexible material. The disk Ais held on a stud B secured in a plate 0 extending on one face of thedisk A and its sides extending beyond the periphery of the disk, as isillustrated in Fig. 1. The plate 0 is provided at its lower end with anangular offset C, connected with or formed integral with a handle D ofsuitable construction.

On the face of the disk A, opposite the plate 0, is held an adjustableplate E, having an elongated slot E loosely engaging the stud B,

so that the said plate E can be readily moved up or down on this face ofthe disk A, the plate being approximately the same in shape as the plate0.

On the lower end of the plate E is formed an extension E arranged abovethe offset 0 and rigidly connected with a rod F, extending through thesaid offset C, as is plainly shown in Fig. 2. On the lower, threaded endof this rod F is held a large nut F, adapted to be engaged by the thumbof the operators hand to push the plate E upward on the face of the diskA. A spring G is coiled on the rod F and presses with one end on the nutF, and with its other end on the under side of the offset 0, so thatwhen the operator releases the pressure on the nut F the spring G forcesthe rod F and the plate E down- Ward.

The device is used as follows: Musical tones are produced by forcing thebreath or air over the circular disk A in such a manner as to cause itto vibrate. High and low tones or notes are made by compressing the airmore for a high tone and less for a lower tone. The plate E, on accountof being arranged to move upward by pressure from the thumb and downwardby the force of the spring G, aids in producing high or low tones byshifting it up on the face of the disk A for a high tone, and down foralow tone. The disk A is held on the stud B by nuts B engaging thethreaded end of the stud. The disk A is mounted to be turned on the saidstud when the nuts B are loosened, so that whenever the disk becomesdoubled up at the part played upon, it can be turned and another side orplace can be brought to the top to be used for producing the tones, asabove described.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent;-

1. A musical instrument comprising athin,

flexible disk, and a plate held adj ustably on one face of the disk,substantially as shown and described.

2. A musical instrument comprising aflexible disk, a handle forsupporting the said disk, and a plate held adj ustably on one face ofthe disk, substantially as shown and described.

3. A musical instrument comprising a handled plate carrying a stud, aflexible disk supported on the said stud, and a plate fitted to plateand provided with a nut, and a. spring pressing on the said rod,substantially as 10 shown and described.

CLARK S. MUDGE.

Witnesses:

WM. W. BETTS, A. BOLLINGER.

